Telegram-herald., 1887-07-07
A Ks4piaE sed nindis< CoRtsst Bstwssn
ghs ~chalE pion" and tne mil
enaAssH Al Coaklfn.

-.- .sse a. tss rt.. -ls-.ttas.s.
CoyAlis. Jaly 5-Oi course you know
aeo1t tae neN village Of Conkl.n. Anything
rev sad ffssA the TxLEesAA- HEEALD
goes n0t xet is nor Of much account, but
perhaps you are not aware that within SIX
months it las become rival OF Ravenna
Nevertheless such IS 4 fact. Situated half
way between the Furaiture City and the
CITY OF SAwdust, this hustling little burg
has sprung up as II BY magic. The railroad
company have erected al artistic depot. and
With rs ace grain elevator, rs dry goods
boot and shoe hardware drug and other
stores a post0ftice with two daily mails
and class Of people iull or energy push
enterprise. Conklln - SECURING large share
Oi the trade from the rich country sur
rOundiag il, and IS. II belieyel the best
business point between the TWO above
uaIued places.
have lust returned from field trial Of
SET nildln- hzrvssieFs on the farm OF Aleck
iaitf son. A7e ana one-haE miles north
esst Of COnkLn too late 10 gave you partic-
liars for tomorrow paper. The contest
wss between the Champion, represented by
Dehsrt < McNitt OF Ragenua, and the
Milwaukee Binder sold BY Henry Miller
< Co. agents At Conkhn. About 100
farmers we're present. also some few people
from other pOsnts, among whom was Mr.
T. Assser from Has;ing and Mr.. Sehier
from Grand Rapids. / interviewed Mr..
Alecx Patterson as 10 the conditions of the
trial and be said Il. came about in this
way. | saw the 'Muwsukee Binder at
COukiiu and liked is looks and intended
getting one. Bat afterwards. while at
Ravenna, Messrs. Dehart e McNitt
persuaded me rhe champion was
better machine, and got NY
order. afterwsrd met the General
A gent Tor the Milwaukee, and he claimed
hs machine would draw one third lighter,
and 90 just IS good il not better work.
And be wound 20 into a trial with the
Champion provided l would buy his ma
chine il he could convince me this was q
fact. l then saw &r. AcNitt, and asked
him II nc would agree 10 trial and release
me on terms above named. and be said,
Yes: tell them TO bring on the machine.
We then agreed that Adam Patterson
should handle both machines and do the
driving. using the same horses on both. and
change alternately from one machine 10
the other and whatever his decision. ! was
10 a0ide BY il. and will DO as | agreed. il
have 10 pay fOr both machines. This shall
be a fair trial so far as | can make 1t.
Mr AiecS Paierson's three-year-Old colts
were used on the machines, splendid
pair. weighing 1850 pounds. The weather
was intensely hot.
The trial was closely contested. Both
machines worked admirably. and had /
seen either alone | would have thought
| rome could have been better. But as we
I Judge ali things By comparison, IL was
! plain enough To anyone thss the trial was
| about ike a man weighing I'd pounds has-
/ ing q running race with one Of % pounds
/ with the mercury showing loo IN the shade.
/ Your correspondent does not pretend TO
/ know much about macbiass. bat does Ike
a good h0rse. and vas watching the horses
| more fban tie machines, and when they
took the team from the Champion 10
| cool" and the sweat Just dropped
from them). and then ai;erwsra
/ The same horses with the same
driver we're put on the Milwaukee and
dr.et oH. ] am free 20 own up was
/ nrejueiCsi IA favor Of the iatter.
/ melciful man j. msrcilgl 90 his beast
At the close OF the fnai MF. Patterson
CO. si the crowd together. and stated to
1 them .lst as he gave 10 10 y0ur cOrrssD0n-
I dent and SAID. Vow gentlemen. | have
/ no more idea how that mao viii decide this
thine &c have ! viii give you fhet team.
/ DeHart & MCNitt hsye my written order,
/ and can make ne pay for the Champion
/ macEins aryaow Mr Johnst0ne has my
! word Il bis machine gets tne preference
/ vii Day him Ais 0Tice and 1 shall do as
/ agreed Bat il 4 have - pa for two
| machines lot Uls give v0u some advice. when
/ vou deal with machine sgsnt don take
/ bis word fr anything sCut in writing.
f1e driver then -age bis opinion iha- tbs
/ Milwaukee 1sd done ALL that was claimed
/ for iL Sir Aleck Patterson paiJ fOi
/ The Miivautes There WAS tTo ofne'
/ Miivagsee binders sold on the ground
I Nr Patterson then offered 90 nay the IA
/ venns msn ateen d1lsrs 10 they gave ~
his eater 90 not know II ih.s was e.,
Geo .r r0t The crowd tisperssd az
f ~s t1se aoan irnf ride r4ek 10 Cor ziir
fnIy impressed Nth the i9sa. "a yaur cor
restcnds1t saw r. in this brush TIA. C3ak
liu came ouf sheaa